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Dirk Nowitzki earns player of the week honor

Nowitzki joked at practice Monday that he wondered whether he’d ever win any sort of player-of-the-anything award at his advanced age (35).

That doubt was erased Monday when the NBA named him Western Conference player of the week.

“I guess the greatest thing about that is it means we won some games and that’s really what this stretch here is all about,” Nowitzki said. “We’re in the middle of four road games, which is never easy in this league. Me winning player of the week at this point in my career means we’re winning games.

“It’s not really about personal stuff anymore. It’s about making the playoffs. We didn’t make it last year and we had a big week. We definitely needed to take care of what we can take care of. That’s all it means to me — we were able to pull out some tough games, especially on the road. And that’s great.”

Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a 3-1 week with wins over the Clippers, Lakers and Kings. He averaged 25.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 35.5 minutes per game during that stretch while shooting 55.7 percent (39-of-70) from the field and 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from 3-point range.

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